Skirt-supporter



Roman L. M. MAHIAT.

SKIRT SUPPORTER. No. 416,477. Patented Dec. 3, 1889-.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS M. MAI-HAT, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SKlRT-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 416,477,!1atedDecember 3, 1889.

Application filed August 16, 1888. Serial No. 282,857. (No model.)

ence being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements inskirt-supporters; and the invention consists in thepeculiar constructionand arrangement of the parts, whereby the Weight of the. skirt isequally distributed around the waist, or nearly so, of the wearer, whileat the same time the symmetrical outline of the waist is not disturbed,but, on the contrary, made more shapely than Without the use of mydevice, all as more fully hereinafter described.

In the drawings which accompany this specification, Figure 1 is adetached perspective view of my improved skirt-supporter. Fig. 2 is anelevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a cross-section thereof with the supportingand supported garment indicated in dotted lines. Fig. 4 is a detachedperspective view of one of the sliding hooks; and Fig. 5 is aperspective view showing the application of my device to a dress.

A is-a metal leaf-spring of suitable length to partly encircle the waistof the wearer, and is preferably provided with a sufficient nor- ,malspring to clasp the waist. It is also formed with the back portion orthe top edge thereof on a lower plane than the top edge of the ends orfront portion, as shown in Fig. 2, to define a correct waist-line whenwornaround the Waist. This leaf-spring is provided with means forsecuring it to the inside of the waistgarment B at the waist-line, suchmeans consisting, preferably, of a series of perforations a forattaching it by stitching within a pocket 0, formed by a suitablefabric, or'by means of the belt usually secured to the waist-garment.

D is a stationary hook secured to the center of the spring, and E E aretwo similar hooks slidingly secured 'to the ends of the spring,preferably by securing them in ad- Y end of the skirt G.

In practice the manner of using the device will be well understoodwithout further description.

The advantages of my construction are, first, that a correct waist-lineis given to the wearer, while the weight of the skirt is supported allaround equally, and the rigidity of the whole device especiallyfacilitates the hooking and unhooking; second, the natural clasp of thespring prevents wrinkling of the garment, as the spring will always tendto draw the waist in position when displaced by the action of thewearer.

' \Vhat I claim as my invention is In a skirt-supporter, the combinationof the spring A, having the spring and curvature to form a correctwaist-line, provided with the perforations a, the stationary hook D, thehooks E, having sliding engagement with the spring and provided with theperforations b, and the eyes F, adapted to engage with the hooks, andprovided with means for securing them to the skirt, all arranged tooperate substantially as described.

. In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses, this 31st day of July, 1888.

LOUIS M. MAHIAT. lVitnesses:

JOHN SCHUMAN, J. PAUL MAYER.

